Reapers Dance

Chapter 24: valentine

The entire fucking mess hall, a literal mess. Blood, everywhere, the once clear, bright chandelier was now coated in a thin layer of blood. My jaw nearly dropped to the floor, I knew Lord Magorie would kill me for disobeying him. But the blood....it smelt good. How did Magorie deal with this? I have no idea. I advanced slowly as more guards came to assist the ones already there with taking the wounded away. As I advanced a firm, thin hand appeared on my shoulder. I knew that hand, I looked up to see valentine, looking down upon me as if I were some bad child who hadn't done as asked.

     "Now, now Maiyan" he cooed softly, "what is a young woman such as yourself doing viewing this gruesome scene, hmm?" He rose a brow as he hummed, looking me dead in the eyes. I stuttered, valentine always made me do that...it was just something wasn't right about him. As creepy as he was I opened my mouth to say something when he rose his other hand, "no need to explain" he concluded, chuckling as he moved some of his pink hair away from his shoulders.

          I swore I smelt the faintest Smell of blood on him. Yea, no need to explain my ass.....
      "Explain what?" I inquired raising a brow just as he had done, "ah you are just young, drawn to this mess by your newly forged senses, has Magorie taught you nothing yet my darling?" He asked. "No, he hasn't, he's been very busy."

      "Ah, he's always busy" the male shook his head as if disappointed, and lowed his head, his cool lips brushing my ear. "Now be very careful darling, for you never know when someone may bite."

     He then rose to his full height again, and he must have noticed the confused, half terrified look on my face for he laughed softly, patting my back firmly before vanishing in thin air. His words rang through my mind. 

    "Now be very careful darling, for you never know when someone may bite......"

       Something about his words really didn't sit well with me. I brushed it off, I had to find Magorie and see what was going on. I began to walk now dodging guards and hurt people. I soon caught a glimpse of Lord koven and Lord Magorie, my dominant guardians, surrounded by a group of guards. Judging by Lord kovens face, he was pissed, it was obvious in the way his eyes had thinned to slits, an occasional muscle twitching in the smooth of his jaw.

      I advanced trying to see or hear whatever I could. As I got closer it smelt more and more of smoke, I cringed. I gently pushed past the guards taking the hand of Magorie. He snapped out of his thoughts his eyes turning to me as I held his hand in my own, "I told you to stay in the office", he replied before I could say anything. I kept my head down "yes.....I I know it's just...I wanted to know if you were okay...and..." I trailed off, trying not to get to much ahead of myself. "I am fine, my dear" he replied in a softer tone. I let out a breath of relief, thank the gods.....

      I then turned my head to what everyone was focusing on, a large whole in the wall, blood covered this particular area the most.
    I gasped covering my mouth and moved my body closer to magories taller frame.

       The guards were dismissed by koven, and I was led back to the office by Magorie.
    Come to find out, a motion bomb had been put under the seat of an unknowing reaper, and when he had rose it went off. The mans name was Exeter josi, a very important council speaker.
   Valentines words rung through my mind;

   "Now be very careful darling, for you never know when someone may bite...."
   I shuddered, "who would do such a thing?" I thought. Only one name came to mind, and I got this sick feeling in the pit of my stomach...valentine.